| 2018 NWHL Draft | |
|---|---|
| 👁 Image | |
| General information | |
| Dates | December 19 & 20, 2018 |
| Overview | |
| League | National Women's Hockey League |
| First selection | Annie Pankowski, Metropolitan Riveters |
The 2018 NWHL Draft took place on the December 19 and 20, 2018, the first and only draft in NWHL history to happen while the season was underway.[1] The expansion Minnesota Whitecaps would take part in the draft for the first time.[2]
The 2018 draft was the first draft in NWHL history not to see a goaltender selected in the first two rounds, and the first to see an NCAA Division III player selected.[3][4]
Format
[edit]There was five rounds, with each team having one pick in each and having 90 seconds to make that pick. Draft order was decided using each team's winning percentage in the first half of the season, with goal difference being the tiebreaker. The final draft order was:
- Metropolitan Riveters
- Connecticut Whale
- Buffalo Beauts
- Minnesota Whitecaps
- Boston Pride
Players who were drafted were not guaranteed to sign with the team that drafted them.[5][6]
Results
[edit]| Rd | P | Player | Team | Nationality | Former team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Annie Pankowski | Metropolitan Riveters | 👁 Image United States |
University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 1 | 2 | Melissa Samoskevich | Connecticut Whale | 👁 Image United States |
Quinnipiac University |
| 1 | 3 | Megan Keller | Buffalo Beauts | 👁 Image United States |
Boston College |
| 1 | 4 | Kelly Pannek | Minnesota Whitecaps | 👁 Image United States |
University of Minnesota |
| 1 | 5 | Kali Flanagan | Boston Pride | 👁 Image United States |
Boston College |
| 2 | 6 | Kendall Cornine | Metropolitan Riveters | 👁 Image United States |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
| 2 | 7 | Makenna Newkirk | Connecticut Whale | 👁 Image United States |
Boston College |
| 2 | 8 | Loren Gabel | Buffalo Beauts | 👁 Image Canada |
Clarkson University |
| 2 | 9 | Sophia Shaver | Minnesota Whitecaps | 👁 Image United States |
University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 2 | 10 | Bailey Larson | Boston Pride | 👁 Image United States |
Colgate University |
| 3 | 11 | Courtney Wittig | Metropolitan Riveters | 👁 Image United States |
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| 3 | 12 | Katelyn Rae | Connecticut Whale | 👁 Image Canada |
Merrimack College |
| 3 | 13 | Jessie Eldridge | Buffalo Beauts | 👁 Image Canada |
Colgate University |
| 3 | 14 | Lauren Boyle | Minnesota Whitecaps | 👁 Image United States |
Ohio State University |
| 3 | 15 | Emily Clark | Boston Pride | 👁 Image Canada |
University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 4 | 16 | Paige Voight | Metropolitan Riveters | 👁 Image United States |
Merrimack College |
| 4 | 17 | Dominique Kremer | Connecticut Whale | 👁 Image United States |
Merrimack College |
| 4 | 18 | Olivia Zafuto | Buffalo Beauts | 👁 Image United States |
Colgate University |
| 4 | 19 | Grace Bizal | Minnesota Whitecaps | 👁 Image United States |
Boston College |
| 4 | 20 | Lovisa Selander | Boston Pride | 👁 Image Sweden |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| 5 | 21 | Cailey Hutchison | Metropolitan Riveters | 👁 Image United States |
University of Maine |
| 5 | 22 | Maggie LaGue | Connecticut Whale | 👁 Image United States |
Robert Morris University |
| 5 | 23 | Nicole Schammel | Buffalo Beauts | 👁 Image United States |
University of Minnesota |
| 5 | 24 | Karlie Lund | Minnesota Whitecaps | 👁 Image United States |
Princeton University |
| 5 | 25 | Jenna Rheault | Boston Pride | 👁 Image United States |
University of New Hampshire |
References
[edit]- ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (December 13, 2018). "2018 NWHL Draft Scheduled". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Duo Selected in 2018 NWHL Draft". University of Minnesota Athletics. December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Murphy, Mike (December 19, 2018). "Early impressions of the 2018 NWHL Draft". The Ice Garden. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Murphy, Mike (December 20, 2018). "Rounds 3-5 of the 2018 NWHL Draft". The Ice Garden. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Burgess, Melissa (December 24, 2018). "NWHL Draft Recap". The Victory Press. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Wollschlager, Erik (December 21, 2018). "Beauts go big in 2018 draft". Die By The Blade. Retrieved December 1, 2020.